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[TopOfTheFlop]

As per my H4H donation in 2013 of a Ballroom Dancing Lesson which Richart and his lovely other half won and he still hasn't let me organise it for him!! That is what me and my wife do.
Started late in comparison to my peers (13) county football until then and only did it because there were loads of girls in the local group class. Lucky enough to dance with my teachers daughter who in 2 years made us International Junior Finalists (finishing 4th in the world)
15 years on and me and my wife are professional competitors now and just last month we were Vice British Champions for the 5th year running and ranked in the Top 13 in the world… Oh if only it had 10% of the money golf does in sponsorships and prize money!!

 

[upsidedown]

Played rugby and cricket but skiing and cycling are the only ones now apart from golf, having played some 150+ last year hard to fit in the cycling so much these days

 

[Vikingman]

Play golf, been watching rugby league (Widnes)for 50 years.

 

[Whereditgo]

Played union at a decent standard for a lot of years and raced motox until the body started to protest too much.

Nowadays its golf, gym, rock climbing and a bit of road cycling.

 

[LUFC 1972]

Used to play a lot of cricket... retired last season as too old and too fat ! just started on a diet so if I manage to shift a few stones by May, will start to play again always a need for a slow left arm bowler who doesnt spin it !

Watch Leeds Utd as much as I can and Notts cricket in Summer.

 

[Rooter]

Now its just golf and the odd trip out on my MTB.

From about 10 i played a fairly decent level of Rugby Union and Cricket (both county standard) during the summer, wasn't bad at either of them but Rugby was my passion. Then dropped cricket when i was about 21 and started Motorcycle racing (had done schoolboy moto X). This is a family thing, My family holiday for the entire 80's was 2 weeks on the Isle of Mann for my dad to race in the TT (Sidecars).

So raced national level endurance bikes (6-8 hour races at places like Silverstone, Donnington Park etc) and did OK at it, but thats an expensive hobby! Even being part of a 3 man team, I was personally throwing 10-15k a year at it!

Then Rugby ruined me, multiple knee injuries, 3 operations and about 15% of the cartilage required means golf and cycling is physically all i can do. Tried running, and even off road my knee is agony after about a mile.

 

[Deleted Member 1156]

My family holiday for the entire 80's was 2 weeks on the Isle of Mann for my dad to race in the TT (Sidecars).

That explains a lot, those guys are total loons. Now we know where you get it from :rofl:

 

[Rooter]

That explains a lot, those guys are total loons. Now we know where you get it from :rofl:

LOL he was a passenger too, no way I would ever do that! here is a pic from circa 1988.



Found a pic of me too from a long long time ago!

 

[Big D 88]

Love playing snooker and pool

Still play 5 aside in a league on Saturday mornings

 

[fenwayrich]

I just play golf now, and only took that up again 18 months ago after a 20 odd year gap due to spondylitis.

I will watch most sports (especially if I can gamble on them) but not keen on football these days and Formula 1 sends me to sleep. My main interests are cricket, baseball (hence the nickname) horse racing and greyhound racing - I own a few dogs.

 

[drewster]

Played Rugby Union and Cricket to representative level in the early days but ACL damage to my left knee and a sedentary job put paid to that. Dropped it all for golf about 12 years and that's the only participative sport for me now. Closely follow NHL and NFL in America and UK Ice Hockey. Still follow football but from the armchair !!!! Love any kind of Fantasy Football, Cricket, Golf etc.

 

[HomerJSimpson]

Nothing aside from golf these days. Played football to an OK standard. Was a competent wicket keeper for a couple of league sides locally (batted at #12 though) and as a skinny kid was a county standard middle distance runner from 12-15. To be honest golf is all consuming these days

 

[Johnny H]

Played a lot of football and rugby but work stopped that, then started martial arts about 6 years ago.
Got my black belt in Kenpo karate in Oct last year, still train 2/3 times a week.
Not long started golf and I've been bitten by the bug, think it might become my new number 1 sport

 

[Paul_Stewart]

Nothing aside from golf these days. Played football to an OK standard. Was a competent wicket keeper for a couple of league sides locally (batted at #12 though) and as a skinny kid was a county standard middle distance runner from 12-15. To be honest golf is all consuming these days

I saw you play Martin - "OK standard". Let me just check with the likes of Phil Mackey, Kev Fitzgerald and Fash to see if they agree ;-)

 

[Piece]

So aside from the main 2 (golf, obviously, and football) what other sports do you play / follow?

I skipper my work's cricket team and watch plenty over the summer whilst i also watch a bit of Hockey now and again and followed the darts fairly closely in recent times.

Play golf only now. Retired from cricket, squash, football, skiing. Played a good standard of cricket. Was average at football until injuries!
Follow: Cricket, football, international rugby union, NFL, darts, snooker, golf, boxing.